Charlotte Name Popularity

How popular is Charlotte?

Ranking 7th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2017, the name Charlotte is uber popular.

Currently in the top 10, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity ranking of #7 was reached for the first time in 2016 and as recently as 2017.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 2016 with 13,080 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Charlotte in any given year was 227 in 1881.

Charlotte, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1903-1918, 1937-1943, and 2000-2016, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1968-1976.

Charlotte's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Charlotte be?

For a number of years, the name Charlotte has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Charlotte has risen.

The name Charlotte is a huge favorite and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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Charlott. (Girl)

Charlott. (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2017

12,893

7

7

9,806

2016

13,080

7

10

7,663

2015

11,390

9

10

7,571

2014

10,111

10

7

9,805

2013

9,297

11

11

7,104

2012

7,476

19

5

12,578

2011

6,427

27

< 5

--

2010

5,357

46

5

12,559

2009

4,187

68

< 5

--

2008

3,669

86

< 5

--

2007

3,329

100

< 5

--

2006

2,778

125

< 5

--

2005

2,443

135

5

11,740

2004

1,993

170

< 5

--

2003

1,763

182

< 5

--

2002

1,602

204

< 5

--

2001

1,378

230

< 5

--

2000

1,104

289

< 5

--

1999

1,002

307

< 5

--

1998

997

304

< 5

--

1997

954

301

< 5

--

1996

946

302

< 5

--

1995

997

277

< 5

--

1994

942

291

< 5

--

1993

943

293

< 5

--

1992

962

287

< 5

--

1991

978

288

< 5

--

1990

961

287

< 5

--

1989

893

292

9

5,230

1988

859

289

< 5

--

1987

826

292

< 5

--

1986

860

285

< 5

--

1985

943

265

5

6,687

1984

788

304

6

5,679

1983

833

283

< 5

--

1982

793

308

< 5

--

1981

834

290

< 5

--

1980

850

291

5

6,400

1979

855

285

< 5

--

1978

828

278

< 5

--

1977

940

265

< 5

--

1976

956

245

< 5

--

1975

1,081

224

5

5,596

1974

1,252

203

10

3,359

1973

1,330

194

< 5

--

1972

1,536

187

< 5

--

1971

1,746

176

< 5

--

1970

1,991

166

6

4,312

1969

2,026

160

8

3,355

1968

2,002

163

6

3,740

1967

2,021

164

9

2,809

1966

2,301

151

5

4,027

1965

2,471

153

10

2,642

1964

2,422

158

7

3,326

1963

2,595

153

< 5

--

1962

2,681

154

10

2,698

1961

2,935

147

7

3,404

1960

2,780

151

13

2,331

1959

2,968

144

8

3,074

1958

3,012

140

9

2,855

1957

3,259

133

5

4,079

1956

3,268

133

9

2,824

1955

3,331

129

12

2,325

1954

3,759

113

7

3,212

1953

3,810

101

8

2,943

1952

4,206

89

7

3,144

1951

4,648

84

7

3,113

1950

4,733

80

8

2,805

1949

5,143

71

10

2,478

1948

5,165

69

15

1,954

1947

5,386

68

14

2,091

1946

4,969

64

16

1,826

1945

4,529

55

14

1,864

1944

4,928

50

20

1,532

1943

5,481

47

23

1,464

1942

5,021

51

24

1,429

1941

4,563

55

17

1,698

1940

4,290

55

15

1,813

1939

3,740

66

14

1,891

1938

3,625

70

19

1,569

1937

3,537

67

18

1,641

1936

3,554

61

13

1,973

1935

3,469

65

15

1,848

1934

3,435

72

6

3,344

1933

3,112

79

14

1,920

1932

3,364

74

9

2,669

1931

3,402

75

11

2,346

1930

3,405

75

7

3,335

1929

3,538

73

14

2,111

1928

3,473

72

11

2,535

1927

3,677

75

6

3,842

1926

3,514

78

10

2,751

1925

3,550

77

8

3,192

1924

3,612

80

11

2,680

1923

3,596

77

< 5

--

1922

3,582

76

< 5

--

1921

3,587

79

7

3,584

1920

3,623

79

5

4,402

1919

3,353

79

13

2,282

1918

3,373

78

10

2,724

1917

3,230

76

11

2,452

1916

2,995

80

6

3,573

1915

2,757

81

6

3,469

1914

2,008

88

5

3,338

1913

1,603

87

< 5

--

1912

1,375

91

< 5

--

1911

960

95

< 5

--

1910

896

99

< 5

--

1909

841

94

< 5

--

1908

766

98

< 5

--

1907

666

105

5

1,373

1906

619

103

< 5

--

1905

614

104

< 5

--

1904

554

110

< 5

--

1903

504

115

< 5

--

1902

524

114

< 5

--

1901

503

105

< 5

--

1900

602

110

< 5

--

1899

496

104

< 5

--

1898

569

105

< 5

--

1897

492

104

< 5

--

1896

492

103

< 5

--

1895

472

106

< 5

--

1894

484

100

< 5

--

1893

476

100

< 5

--

1892

486

98

< 5

--

1891

387

101

< 5

--

1890

417

99

< 5

--

1889

455

89

< 5

--

1888

464

88

< 5

--

1887

351

91

< 5

--

1886

368

94

< 5

--

1885

317

94

< 5

--

1884

344

86

< 5

--

1883

291

92

< 5

--

1882

257

100

< 5

--

1881

227

95

< 5

--

1880

237

91

< 5

--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.